Wireless Services

WASHINGTON—Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House telecom and Internet subcommittee, has come out against a new proposal to preserve a large chunk of 700 MHz spectrum for a …

WASHINGTON—A health-related lawsuit filed against Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin and other agency members seeks to block the scheduled June 29 start of the advanced wireless services auction. The …

LONDON, England—Britain’s Office of Communications has announced the winners of 6.6 megahertz of technology-neutral spectrum to be used for low-power GSM wireless services such as private networks. The Wireless Telegraphy …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission backed away from making major reforms to a controversial auction program offering bidding discounts to small businesses, rejecting a revenue-only threshold for partnership eligibility in favor …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Wireless Services Corp. announced the acquisition of off-deck content provider Mobile Media North America. Terms of the all-cash deal were not disclosed. WSC said it plans to merge the …

WASHINGTON—Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) is expected to introduce telecom reform legislation, dubbed the Broadband for America Act of 2006, meant to jumpstart discussion in the Senate by combining five already-introduced …

Wireless customers are more satisfied with their cellular service this year than last, according to the latest subscriber survey by J.D. Power and Associates. T-Mobile USA Inc. continues to rank …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. kicked off 2006 with a strong first quarter that exceeded analysts’ expectations, including driving its churn rate down to a company-record low of 1.9 percent overall, with …

What do Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego, Tampa, Fla., and Washington, D.C., have in common? They are the initial market launches for XO Holdings Inc.’s new wireless broadband service, …

WASHINGTON-The auction fraud lawsuit against Wall Street investor Mario Gabelli enters a critical juncture this week, as U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty is expected to hear oral argument on …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department asked the Federal Communications Commission for sensitive numbering information-including local number portability data-from Alltel Corp. and Midwest Wireless Holdings L.L.C. in connection with Alltel’s proposed $1 billion …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. launched wireless service last week in Detroit, offering flat rate plans with unlimited local and domestic long distance without a contract. MetroPCS is offering four calling plans, …

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Wireless customers are more satisfied with their cellular service this year than last, according to the latest subscriber survey by J.D. Power and Associates. T-Mobile USA Inc. continues …

DETROIT—MetroPCS Communications Inc. launched wireless service today in Detroit, offering flat rate plans with unlimited local and domestic long distance without a contract. MetroPCS is offering four calling plans, with …

WASHINGTON—Sprint Nextel Corp.’s soon-to-be-spun-off local wireline business, Embarq Corp., has filed to issue as much as $4.49 billion in senior notes, according to information from the Securities and Exchange Commission. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission voted to restrict bidder information during the advanced wireless services auction set to begin June 29, but agreed to revert to full disclosure if the agency …

The lack of a service integrator to help businesses purchase, deploy and manage mobile offerings has long been an albatross for the wireless industry. But it looks as if help …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission voted today to limit bidder information at the advanced wireless services auction that begins June 29, but regulators agreed to revert to full disclosure rules if …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote Wednesday on new rules likely to dramatically curtail bidder information at the advanced wireless services auction scheduled to begin June 29. The …

LAS VEGAS-The wireless industry has seen some major changes in the past few months, from Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s launch of the world’s first HSDPA high-speed mobile data network to Sprint …

LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless is still mulling over which spectrum auction to participate in, company officials said at CTIA, and has not yet made a final decision over whether to go …

WASHINGTON-Warring wireless broadband and educational groups last week struck a deal on 2.5 GHz spectrum-lease terms, settling one of the  many unresolved regulatory issues associated with the deployment of wireless …

LAS VEGAS—Both ZTE Corp. and Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. are launching infrastructure equipment during the CTIA show that may not have an immediate market, but provide insights into the innovative …

LAS VEGAS—Verizon Wireless is still mulling over which spectrum auction to participate in, company officials said at CTIA on Wednesday, and has not yet made a final decision over whether …

LAS VEGAS—Recently launched sports-oriented mobile virtual network operator Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported a deal with network partner Sprint Nextel Corp. to expand the distribution of Mobile ESPN phones and services …